General Canada - Where do you 'BUY'?

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So i'm locked into a contract on Rogers, and my phone died. Rogers selection of android phones sux, so .. i bought the sensation from Bell and got it unlocked. BUT.. what a hassle.
Has anyone else had a problem buying a phone from Bell, or am i the only one?
Future shop/Best Buy wouldn't sell it unless it was on a 3yr contract and the person at the Bell store wouldn't sell it outright unless there was a Bell phone number associated with the phone. I called Bell to check this out, and was told 'we're not in the business of selling phones, we're poviding a service, so yes, you have to be signed up on a contract'. IOW, go buy it online, we don't want your money.
Is this weird, or is it just me?
Thankfully i had no problem buying it from wireless wave outlet, but wow, who knew the Canadian nazis were alive and well here refusing to sell people a product that you can purchase online AND already unlocked.

Sorry for the long post, it's a bit of a rant too. Let me know how you bought yours, or if you had similar problems.